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皿
Plate, Dish
さら (sara)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
At conveyor-belt sushi restaurants in Japan, the price of your meal is often calculated by counting the number and color of empty 皿 (plates) stacked on your table.
Memory Trick
Imagine stacking clean dinner plates after washing the dishes. Those round plates help you remember 皿 means 'plate' or 'dish.'
Readings
Onyomi:
Kunyomi: さら (sara)
Example Words
皿
さら (sara)
Plate
皿洗い
さらあらい (saraarai)
Dishwashing
小皿
こざら (kozara)
Small plate
大皿
おおざら (oozara)
Large plate
Example Sentence
皿 を テーブル に 並べました。
さら を テーブル に ならべました。
sara o teeburu ni narabemashita
I placed the plates on the table.